Blue roundup: Cleveland on "Marriott Center magic"

The atmosphere in the Marriott Center was electric and rockin’ during the BYU/Baylor game," Cleveland writes. "A sold-out crowd of 22,000 enjoyed one of the greatest college games ever played in that arena. Watching that game brought back some special memories.

Steve Cleveland took over as the head coach of BYU basketball at the program's nadir. The Cougars were coming off a 1-25 season when he accepted the job in 1997.

"The atmosphere in the Marriott Center was electric and rockin’ during the BYU/Baylor game," Cleveland writes. "A sold-out crowd of 22,000 enjoyed one of the greatest college games ever played in that arena. Watching that game brought back some special memories. There was a time, not so long ago, that the Magic of the Marriott Center did not exist as we know it today. During that 1-25 season of 1996-97, the Marriott Center was like an empty cavern. There were those faithful fans, but the numbers were frightfully low."